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Situational Analysis of Child Marriage in Haryana: Fact Finding Report

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Child marriage, defined as marriage before the age of 18, is a reality for both boys and girls, although girls are disproportionately the most affected. It is a human rights violation and has a negative impact on physical growth, health, mental and emotional development, and education opportunities. ..... Read More

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In the fight against female foeticide, the supreme court verdict lays stress on implementation of PCPNDT Act

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Voluntary Health Association of Punjab vs. Union of India , Supreme Court of India “..in an age where people are described as civilised, crime against “female” is committed even when the child is in the womb..” Justice Dipak Misra The writ petition at it’s core challenged ..... Read More

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Infant Death in Jagdalpur, Bastar: Fact-Finding Mission to Bastar District, Chhattisgarh

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India has the highest number of child deaths in the world, with an estimated 1.2 million deaths in 2015 — 20 per cent of the 5.9 million global deaths. In the relatively new state of Chhattisgarh, formed in 2000 by carving out 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking south-eastern districts from ..... Read More

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Post-Partum coercive intra-uterine device: Fact Finding, Delhi

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Population growth is a concern for the Indian government. This has led to a practice, of forceful insertion of IUD as a birth control device. This report looks at this practice and the experience women have had in particular areas of Delhi. Many hospitals in India routinely insert IUDs, with ..... Read More

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Report on out of pocket expenditure: A study in the slums of Delhi

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India accounts for a large amount out-of-pocket expenditure pushing almost 40 out of 100 patients under poverty line after treatment simply because health services are extremely expensive in India (National Sample Survey). Almost 70% of income goes into buying medicines and health checkups. India is lowest when it comes ..... Read More

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